Definition

1. Noun (Archaic):
   • The hundred crafts / all trades: A classical term referring collectively to the multitude of trades, crafts, and professions in society. It is synonymous with "bách nghệ" (hundred arts/crafts).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong xã hội phong kiến, bách công có vị trí rất quan trọng. (In feudal society, the hundred crafts held a very important position.)
  • Hội chợ truyền thống quy tụ đủ các loại hình của bách công. (The traditional fair gathered all forms of the hundred trades.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical, literary, or formal contexts to evoke a traditional, pre-industrial society organized around specialized manual crafts and professions.

Variants and Related Words

• Bách nghệ (n): A direct synonym meaning "the hundred arts/crafts."
  • Làng nghề truyền thống là nơi lưu giữ tinh hoa của bách nghệ. (The traditional craft village is a place that preserves the essence of the hundred arts.)

Synonyms

• All trades: The totality of skilled jobs and professions.
• The crafts: The collective manual or skilled professions.
• Various professions: Many different lines of work.

Related Concepts

• Tứ dân: The four classical social classes in ancient East Asian societies (scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants). "Bách công" relates closely to the artisan class.
• Thợ thủ công: An artisan or craftsman, representing an individual within the "bách công."

1. (cũ) như bách nghệ